338: Foundr BEST OF 2020

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

Nathan Chan

Marketing, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 662 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this epic roundup episode, we took our favorite moments from every interview this year and combined them to create our most jam-packed episode yet: Foundr Best of 2020! That’s right, in this very special episode, you’ll hear valuable insights from: Drew Houston, CEO and founder of DropBox: On problem-solving, his formula for success in business, and how he— as a billion-dollar CEO — still learns every single day. Dylan Mullen, Founder, and Director of Happy Skin Co. Mullen reveals how he built a $20 million dollar company in 24 months, and how they’re acquiring their customers. Alexa Von Tobel, Founder of Learnvest, & Inspire Capital: Why you shouldn’t spend a dollar on marketing, and what it takes to be a ‘good entrepreneur’. Gretta Van Riel, 4x Multi-Milion Dollar Founder. Van Riel discusses why she would spend $500k on a post from Kylie Jenner, and her $1.3m manufacturing horror story. Henrik Werderlin, founder and CEO of Barkbox, and the strategy that Apple and Amazon have used to build global, beloved brands. You’re about to learn the mistake that every new entrepreneur makes, as discussed by Alex Osterwalder, the Swiss business theorist who developed the “business model canvas”. Author Kamal Ravikant reveals why you don’t need a mentor (from someone who’s been down the road a few times). Christina Stembel, founder of Farmgirl Flowers on how she managed to turn $49,000 into almost a million dollars in 3 years— all thanks to the success of her company. Here’s Skillshare founder Malcolm Ong… who’s about to reveal the one word that will make you a better entrepreneur. Thor Ernstsson, Founder of Strata. The 2 tips that every single entrepreneur needs to hear. One of the internet’s greatest pioneers, cofounder of WordPress Matt Mullenweg on what motivates him. GT’s living foods founder, GT Dave. He reveals to us the key to staying on your path, and not losing your identity. Andy Frisella, founder of 1st Phorm with one of the most fired up conversations of the year. Enjoy this snippet where he’s going to tell you why building a brand is important, and the issue with comparing yourself to Steve Jobs.

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0:00.0	This is episode number 338 of the Founder Podcast.
0:06.3	What you need is thirst.
0:08.0	You need to be a thirsty human who is intent on learning.
0:12.0	It's a really fascinating exploration of human potential.
0:17.9	The Founder Podcast.
0:20.9	Even the greatest entrepreneurs had help.
0:23.8	If you want to learn from the most successful founders on the planet,
0:27.3	you are in the right place.
0:29.5	Branson, Mark Cuban, Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss,
0:31.7	Arianna Humphington, Steve Case, Gary V, Sophia Amoroso,
0:34.7	Barbara Corcoran, Damon John.
0:36.6	Learn from the greatest minds in business today with interviews hosted by Nathan Chan.
0:41.1	This is not your average entrepreneur podcast.
0:44.7	The Founder Podcast.
0:51.8	Hey guys.
0:52.9	Thank you so much for tuning in. Before we start today's episode, I just want to let
0:57.9	you know that our goal at founder is to help entrepreneurs succeed however we can by giving
1:03.5	away high quality content in the form of interviews, blog posts, podcasts, YouTube videos,
1:09.7	you name it. We put out so much content to help you. And another
1:13.3	interesting project that we're working on right now is partnering with world class founders
1:18.1	like Damon John, Alexa von Tobel, Greta Van Real and so many more to teach crucial skills
1:24.2	like negotiation, finance, e-commerce, and so much more.
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